The Rev. Marshall Lackrone

June 10, 2013

The Rev. Marshall I.J. Lackrone, 64, Lawrence, formally of Iola, died June 8, 2013, at his home. Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Calvary Temple Assembly of God in Lawrence and also 2 p.m. Wednesday at First Assembly of God in Fort Scott. Burial will follow in Uniontown. Visitation will be from noon to 2 p.m. on both days. Online condolences may be posted at www.rumsey-yost.com

OBITUARIES

Cleo Lorraine Holmes Webber, 89, went to be with the Lord on Monday, July 27, 2015, after an extended illness.She was born on July 23, 1926, in Independence, to Paul Leroy Holmes and Bertha Spaulding Dillon Holmes.She graduated from Independence High School in 1944. Cleo... [More]

Calvin C. Christy, 87, Le Roy, passed away Saturday, July 25, 2015, at Windsor Place in Iola.Calvin Curtis Christy, the son of Daniel Phillip and Emma Faye Lingenfelter Christy, was born Feb. 3, 1928, near Burlington. He graduated from Le Roy High School in 1945.On Aug. 8, 1948,... [More]

Amanda Mae Rose was born Feb. 22, 1982, in Iola, to Kandy O’Brien Womelsdorf and J.D. Rose.She was raised by Kandy and Kevin Womelsdorf, her “Daddy.”Amanda and Brandon Allen were so in love and they left this world together Saturday, July 25, 2015.She leaves... [More]

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NEWS

Kansas is not just a flyover state and Stacy Mayo along with From the Land of Kansas is determined to prove it.Mayo, From the Land of Kansas director, spoke at See, Hear Iola Friday to explain how the program works for Kansans. She joined the program in November 2013. Mayo grew... [More]

Property owners in USD 257 are being asked to spend more when they pay their tax bills.At a special USD 257 meeting Wednesday night the board approved for publication its 2015-16 spending plan, which calls for a 4.7-mill increase.The district plans to support its operating budget... [More]

It’s been open to the public for the past 19 months, and now Allen County Regional Hospital is nearly fully complete.At their regular meeting Tuesday, the hospital’s board of trustees unanimously approved paying Murray Company $80,000 of the final $105,000 they had... [More]

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